Survival of repeat penetrating keratoplasty v initial indication for surgery
| Initial indication | Eyes | After initial repeat PKP | After all repeat PKP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear | % | Failed | % | Clear | % | Failed | % | ||
| PBK/ABK, pseudophakic or aphakic bullous keratopathy; PKP, penetrating keratoplasty. | |||||||||
| PBK/ABK | 62 | 27 | 43.5 | 35 | 56.5 | 30 | 48.4 | 32 | 51.6 |
| Scar | 53 | 23 | 43.4 | 30 | 56.6 | 26 | 49.1 | 27 | 50.9 |
| Keratoconus | 16 | 14 | 87.5 | 2 | 12.5 | 15 | 93.8 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Fuchs’ dystrophy | 13 | 2 | 15.3 | 11 | 84.6 | 3 | 23.1 | 10 | 76.9 |
| Therapeutic/tectonic | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 6 | 50.0 | 8 | 66.7 | 4 | 33.3 |
| Stromal dystrophy | 12 | 11 | 91.7 | 1 | 8.3 | 11 | 91.7 | 1 | 8.3 |
| Others | 42 | 15 | 35.7 | 27 | 64.3 | 21 | 50.0 | 21 | 50.0 |
| Total | 210 | 98 | 46.7 | 112 | 53.3 | 114 | 54.3 | 96 | 45.7 |